#holgaroid

[carmendevos]

00 | First Commandment Above all, love yourself [From the series Need to be] •• •• This photo is in my book, The Eyes of the Fox, published by @anderzijds1 •• Support your local bookstore or order a signed limited edition copy in my shop ☎️📬link in the bio. •• 📸 #Polaroid © | #selfportrait by #CarmenDeVos on #polaroid87 #holgaroid •• •• #cdvarchives #cdvPolaroid #InstantFilm #FilmIsNotDead #StayBrokeShootFilm #filmfeed #expiredfilm #ImpossibleProject #theanalogueproject #Keepfilmalive #makerealphotos #createOriginals #instantfilmsociety #strkng #polavoid #girlsonfilm #filmfinder #instantphotography #polaroidoftheday ✨🌼 •• #TheEyesOfTheFox ✨ ✨🌼 https://www.instagram.com/p/Bq--JlqnXoG/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=14sbidoclj2tw

[delgrosso]

GPOY - Polaroid Selfie Edition

[brumaire18]

Grandpa look

Trento, 2010

[Holgaroid]

[cpeacephoto]

I know I haven’t posted in a while. To be honest I don’t really know what to say. A lot has been going on and I guess I just don’t know what to say or do about any of it.

It got me thinking about this shot. It’s an older shot from back in Salt Lake City. In my little studio apartment using a Holga and actual Polaroid black and white Instamatic film. It’s ambiguous, but you know what it is.

I desperately want to make more art. Like actual art. Not just take pictures but make something truly meaningful. But finding models in Alaska is damn near impossible.

Additionally, I’ve had a chance to look out from my boat and see what my old friend is doing on theirs. I have some worries and concerns, but over all I’m just oh so happy to see that they are okay. That they seem to be happy. Something about their face and their artwork just, makes my day. I tried to find a way to signal them, let them know I was here, but I almost ended up tipping my boat over. And to be honest I think once they knew it was me, they ignored the message. Which hurt a little and I didn’t try anymore.

So I’m back in my boat, trying to figure out what to do from here. Where do I go? What does the future hold? What does it all mean? Can I ever make art again or should I just give it up? Sometimes it would be nice to have someone to talk to. I think that’s a large part of why I miss my old friend. They were someone to talk to, truly talk to.

But now everything’s become so different, so complicated. It’s all so unclear, and it’s like this photo. We all know what it is, but it’s slightly ambiguous. And there’s nowhere other than this photo to see it, no where to go to touch it. Even the film no longer exists anymore.

[cpeacephoto]

               When I was living in Salt Lake City I walked everywhere. I didn’t own a car at the time but being downtown there was usually always something to see or do so long as you were willing to look for it.

               There’s something about peel-a-part instamatic that’s just amazing. Sadly no one makes it anymore. The black and white shots were the last of the Kodak brand film I had and the color shots are most likely the last of the Fujifilm 100FP that’s been discontinued.

               The out of focus black and whites for sure were taken on a simple plastic Holga with a Polaroid back and the adjustment lens removed. Many of the color shots were taken with another instamatic camera my grandfather used to have back when he did landscapes for work.

               Peel-a-part instamatic just has such a wonderful process to it. It’s a big sheet compared to more common instamatics like Type 600 film. There’s that whole waiting period of never knowing what you’re going to get. No two pictures are exactly alike. And there’s that sort of, perfectly imperfect, feel to it that I’ve always loved about film and even some people.

               A lot of these shots are from my adventures walking around Salt Lake City. This almost ghostly capture of a world that no longer exists if ever. When I discovered 100FP would be discontinued I was able to get my hands on some and continue it into Alaska as best I could.

[shootfilmuk-blog]

"I made these using a Holga 120N camera with an instant film back (a.k.a. Holgaroid) and Fuji FP3000B film". J.M Golding submits her instant film to our open call. Submissions close at midnight tonight! #polaroid #holga #holgaroid #fujifilm

[shootfilmuk-blog]

"I made these using a Holga 120N camera with an instant film back (a.k.a. Holgaroid) and Fuji FP3000B film". J.M Golding submits her instant film to our open call. Submissions close at midnight tonight! #polaroid #holga #holgaroid #fujifilm

[pulsarphotography]

A re-edit of one of my favorite shots from 2016: Thank you @heckerjessica for a fun shoot that still gives me something to do, even a year later, haha! ... ... #Model #Beauty #Holga #HolgaRoid #Phonetography #Samsung #GalaxyS5 #2016ReEdit #LevelUp #GreatScenery (at Santa Barbara, California)